Royalty to daughter: boyfriend must solve problems

Princess Mako’s parents, Emperor Akihito and his wife, demand her boyfriend Kei Komuro and his mother solve a financial problem currently facing them or else the imperial family will delay the wedding ceremony of the two lovers this coming February.   Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, his wife, told the Komuro family from late 2017 to early 2018 that the engagement ceremony will be delayed until the family can settle financial disputes. The ceremony is scheduled for March 2019.       The two 26-year-old couple announced their engagement after receiving the emperor’s blessing in September 2017. However, in February of this year, the Imperial Agency declared the delay saying it wasn’t ready for the preparation.   The unexpected delay...